EP 2514373 A1 20121024 - Guide tool for cartilage repair
Title (en)
Guide tool for cartilage repair
Title (de)
Führungsinstrument zur Knorpelreparatur
Title (fr)
Outil guide pour réparation de cartilage
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 11163405 A 20110421
Abstract (en)
This invention relates to a surgical instrument, a guide tool for cartilage repair at an articulating surface of a joint, and also to the design method of the guide tool. More specifically the invention concerns a guide tool equipped with a positioning body comprising a guide body comprising at least two guide channels and a cartilage contact surface and wherein the cartilage contact is designed to fit the individual contour of the cartilage or subchondral bone in the joint in a predetermined area surrounding the site of diseased cartilage and the guide channels has a cross-sectional profile that is designed to correspond to the cross-section of the insert tools and the guide channel has a muzzle on the cartilage contact surface at a position facing the site of the diseased cartilage, characterized in that; -At least one of said guide channels has an outer portion and an inner portion and that said outer portion is larger in volume than said inner portion and between the outer portion and the inner portion is a stop function - The guide channels are placed within the guide body in a predetermined pattern, wherein the position and angle of the guide channels are designed to fit the individual cartilage damage site.
IPC 8 full level
A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61B 17/1764 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 17/56 (2013.01 - US); A61B 2017/568 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2034/105 (2016.02 - EP US); Y10T 29/49 (2015.01 - EP US)
Citation (applicant)
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Citation (search report)
- [XDI] WO 2009108591 A1 20090903 - SCHWARTZ BIOMEDICAL LLC [US], et al
- [X] US 2009024131 A1 20090122 - METZGER ROBERT [US], et al
- [A] US 2010121389 A1 20100513 - LIBROT DANIEL [US], et al
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Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2514373 A1 20121024; EP 2514373 B1 20131204; EP 2699172 A1 20140226; EP 2699172 B1 20170927; JP 2014516630 A 20140717; JP 5861901 B2 20160216; US 2014142643 A1 20140522; US 9439678 B2 20160913; US RE49095 E 20220607; WO 2012143531 A1 20121026; WO 2012143531 A4 20130103
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 11163405 A 20110421; EP 12714736 A 20120420; EP 2012057318 W 20120420; JP 2014505657 A 20120420; US 201214112576 A 20120420; US 201216556536 A 20120420